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Objective: Diabetes mellitus is an interminable metabolic disorder that has highly affected human health and quality of life. Conventional agents are being applied to control this disorder along with lifestyle management. But they are not totally effective and nobody has ever been diagnosed with full recovery of diabetes. Medicinal plants have been used for greater extent for control of diabetes mellitus in various traditional system of medicine worldwide as they are of natural origin and many of them are known to be effective against diabetes. Costus igneus is known as a blazing Costus, step stepping stool or Spiral banner. In India, it is popularly known as insulin plant due to the consumption of leaves of Costus igneus helps to prevent diabetes mellitus by decreasing the blood glucose level. A comprehensive review was conducted to collect data about medicinal herbs used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. This review deals with the study of chemical structures of plant constituents and their mechanism of action. Materials and Methods: Review is mainly...
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Green chemistry or sustainable chemistry focuses on designing products and processes that minimize the generation or use of hazardous substances. Green chemistry, though not a new area, has recently gained much importance because of increasing environmental concerns. Industries now focus on adopting processes which are mainly non- hazardous, easier to undertake, lesser energy and time consuming, using re-usable reagents, degeneration of drastic materials, and more economical. These concepts have identified and developed various technologies such as microwave, ultrasonic, UV radiation, electrochemistry, etc., as green technologies. Solvents such as water, has significant importance, being non-hazardous, easily recoverable, and lowering unnecessary wastage of energy. Other recoverable solvents such as acetone, alcohol, methanol, etc., come under green chemicals. Catalysts that promote chemical reactions, without causing hazardous effect and are recoverable are also a part of green chemistry. All the aspects of green chemistry, improving the level of research in chemistry and advance techniques make the experimental work easier to new researchers. This is a positive and harmless growth in the field of...
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Diabetes is a metabolic disorder, which is characterized by insulin deficiency, insulin resistance, and aberrant metabolism in glucose, protein, and lipid. The primary causes of diabetes are Genetic and environmental factors. Diabetes is a chronic progressive disease that leads to both microvascular and macrovascular complications. This disease affects around 5% of the world population now. But, recently available oral antidiabetic agents used in orthodox medicine have unmet efficacy and undesirable side effects in patients. Therefore, Research is a significant deal requirement for the development of new remedies for diabetes are in high demand. Surveys expect that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is used by 80% of the world population for their primary health care. Therefore, CAM represents one of the most important options for therapy for diabetes. The objective of this work is to provide a starting point for programs leading to the development of indigenous flavonoids botanical resources as inexpensive sources for standardized crude antidiabetic drugs, and the development of lead compounds for new hypoglycemic drug...
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Posted by admin on Jun 30, 2019 in |
Acne is a common inflammatory disorder which is common among the adolescent age groups. Even though it is not a life-threatening disease but it affects the patient’s self-esteem. Additionally, they have also gone into depression and suicidal ideation. Based on the severity it can be classified into several types. Various factors are responsible for the occurrence of acne. The main factors are discussed in this article. According to the Global Burden of Disease study about 85% of the populations are being affected when we consider the epidemiology. Among this, the Americans are most prone to it. A variety of medications are available in the market for the treatment of acne like retinoid derivatives, benzoyl peroxide, and antibiotics etc. Among which the topical treatment is most preferred. Other treatments are carried out only if the existing treatment doesn’t give the desired results. Nanotechnology has also been incorporated for the existing drug in order to target the disease. Acne can be induced in the animal. Existing works of literature gives information...
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Costus pictus is rhizomatous medicinal herb, commonly known as “Insulin plant,” well known for its therapeutic properties. Many important and beneficial aspects of C. pictus are reported, which includes anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, anti-fertility, anti-helminthic, diuretic, anti-inflammatory properties. The present review focus on the literature survey based on their occurrence, nature of plant, distribution, pharmacologically important bio-active compounds, utilized in the treatment of diabetes and related disorders. Along with micropropagation of Costus pictus under the aspectic condition and molecular approaches towards the treatment of disorders and different pathways involved. This summarized review focus on the future scope of research and development for synthesis of much effective dose and dosage period to formulate the therapeutic potential of Costus pictus and their...
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